Books like Down Girl

Down Girl by Kate Manne reads as analytical, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Feminist theory

bell hooks · 1984

Both explore feminism & social justice

73% genome match

Entitled

Kate Manne · 2020

Both explore misogyny & gender

76% genome match

Privilege, Power, and Difference

Allan G. Johnson · 2001

Both explore power dynamics & social justice

73% genome match

Woman, culture, and society

Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo · 1974

Both explore power dynamics

72% genome match

Toward a new psychology of women

Jean Baker Miller · 1976

Both explore feminism

67% genome match

Woman Hating

Andrea Dworkin · 1974

Both explore misogyny & feminism

65% genome match

Race, Class, and Gender

Patricia Hill Collins · 1992

Both explore gender & social justice

66% genome match

Caring

Nel Noddings · 1984

Both explore ethics

67% genome match

Prisons we choose to live inside

Doris Lessing · 1986

Same nonfiction feel

65% genome match

Mujeres, Raza Y Clase (Cuestiones De Antagonismo)

Angela Y. Davis · 1981

Both explore feminism & social justice

63% genome match

Woman in sexist society ; studies in power and powerlessness

Vivian Gornick · 1971

Both explore feminism & power dynamics

69% genome match

La politique du mâle

Kate Millett · 1968

Both explore feminism & power dynamics

63% genome match